I'm not a reactionary.

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

The reason that some singers go on to become great artists has very little to do with their voices, but rather with the fact that they have used their instruments as tools for detailed communication.

I would love to do more private concerts.

Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.

I'm not exactly an angry young person.

If I have to hold a note for a long time, I imagine it as moving and spinning, for the note has to have life. In a way, a singer actually refreshes a note with every beat that it's held.